Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-12-22

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servaton that the people Of the Northcrr
States have lately been struck with parox
: ism Of conservatism, an isu, BY the way
which they have not adopted Cor man
, previous years, if indeed they were ever :,
, affected. As evidence Of this change the,
have actually punished some Of their cit
zeRs for making incendiaTy and lnasmma
tory speeches with imprisonment, and in
cases in which these speeches have beer
followed by murder, they have made the
speakers responsible for the crime and al.
judged them worthy Of the gallows The
Anarchists who have suffered death and
confinement in the penitentiary for these
offences were extremely open and frank in
the avowal Of their principles, which, OF
course, all persons of right way Of think
ing must denounce, not only as absurd and
impracticable, but as hideously chaotic.
Their sentimental golden age" they say
shall be established, although all the aid
and elements of the Iron age" shall be re-
/ quired to accomplish il. Swords, pistols
powder and dynamite are adopted as their
effectual agents in bringing about their po-
etc communism. These views and pro-
. ceedings can have the syppsthy Of no good
citizen, and those who Entertain them are
very justly prevented from freely mingling
I in the society of men Is at present consti-
tuted and always has been. If any man
! therefore INDUCES in the least sympathy
with the above named Anarchists, Il must
/ &c n consequence Of contrasting their case
! with the anarchical speeches and actions Of
others which have caused much more evil
effects than anything that these poor crea-
lures could have possibly brought about.
One set have not only gone UNPUBLISHED.
but applauded, while the other have >uf-
fered desth and imprisonment. The Chi
cage Anarchists, il Is true, We're very ex-
treme in their views and objects. but il
should be remembered that there are de-
grces in iris vice. The disease may be Of
The same character, though of a milder
. form. The Anarchists. above named, are
avcrse to all and every kind of rule or GOV
eminent and claim that they can Justly and
must Use force. if necessary, TO carry out
Their revolutionary purpose. The others
Do not cover as much ground: they arc
ayerse To only certain points OF established
government and willingly and dc,ignedlY
adopt force t. carry out their anarchical
schemes, with the full knowledge and be-
lief that they cannot lie successful in their
purpose in any other way. All Of them,
both parties, however, are embarked in the
same piratical boat and deserved and de-
serve the same etfectual notice.
The history Of our country will show
that almost from the period Of the adoption
Of the Constitution Of the United States the
people Of the Northern States have taken
pleasure in urging schemes which they
know would cause discord and anarchy in
the Union, if attempted TO be carried ont,
ana which they also knew and fully be-
icyed could not be carried out except by
force. W: hin the last forty years this dis
case has been allowed by them to come, in
deed, forced u a crisis, and has resulted a.
these Anarchists designed it should in a
partial overthrow Of the Constitution, leay-
ing IN example 10 be followed by men a
wicked and reckless as Themselves loI lis
future complete overthrow. They have
certainly "Sowei the wind" and those Who
succeed may reap the whirlwind."
The history and the words Of the Con
s;i;uuon # the United States show beyond
cayil that the states were pledged through
it u the protection Of slavery in certain
specified modes =: il existed or should ex-
i>t in the States Of the Union. They even
agreed that the African slave trade itself
should not bc intertered with by Congress
for twenty years. Every vote from the
Eastern States was cast fer this clause, and
it was adopted over the votes Of Delaware
and Virginia against it. n the former hal
united with the latter the infamous slave
trade would have been suppressed al a
much earlier date than il was
The fugitive slave clause as it stands il
the Constitution was adopted without a
dissenting voice. and it was we'll under
stood that without ii the Constitution would
nj have been adopted Not that the Save
states had any fear from the action Of the
states Of the North at that time for surely.
they could hardly infer that the States who
voted FOR the continuance Of the slave trade
ier twenty years tand most proftably car
ned il ON would oppose tie delivery Il
fugitive slave. Il was, however, the opin-
in Of the slave States that they might be
annoyed in this matter by the few fanatics
in the North who early interfered in this
business as speciality and feeling also
that when the slave trade ceased, and with
( il their profits, that the Northern States
themselves might be Indifferent or bad
nei-hbors, they thought il important to
their interest and peace that the above
clause should become part Of the consti-
tutional compact. Thus then and any
time thereafter, whether agreeable 10 the
feelings or sentiments Of the Northern p,o-
PIE y not, lit surely could not h against
their interestl they were under the most
sacred obligations that human law can i'm
pose 70 30 Whist was necessary 20 make
this provision available. Certainly u do
nothing 10 prevent its operation. This was
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